Brandan Wright

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Brandan Wright
Brandan Wright Dallas Mavericks 2012 (cropped).jpg
Wright with the Mavericks in October 2012
Personal information
Born (1987-10-05) October 5, 1987 (age 37)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Brentwood Academy
(Brentwood, Tennessee)
College North Carolina (2006–2007)
NBA draft 2007: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Playing career2007–2018
Position Power forward / center
Number32, 34, 12
Career history
2007–2011 Golden State Warriors
2011 New Jersey Nets
2011–2014 Dallas Mavericks
2014–2015 Boston Celtics
2015 Phoenix Suns
2015–2018 Memphis Grizzlies
2018 Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
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Brandan Keith Wright (born October 5, 1987) [1] is an American former professional basketball player. Growing up in Tennessee, Wright fast became a standout at his high school Brentwood Academy, earning three "Mr. Basketball" titles, a feat no player at any level had ever done in Tennessee. After leading his high school team to four consecutive state championships, Wright was eventually recruited by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's basketball team. In his lone season as a Tar Heel, Wright was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, and earned All-ACC Second Team honors. In the 2007 NBA draft, Wright was chosen eighth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats, and in a draft-night trade was dealt to the Golden State Warriors for guard Jason Richardson.

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Early years

Wright was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] In high school, Wright became a two-time first-team Parade All-American selection at Brentwood Academy. [2] As a senior, Wright averaged 22.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 5.1 blocks per contest, and also recorded four triple-doubles (points, rebounds, assists). [1] Wright earned Tennessee's Division II Mr. Basketball title in 2004, 2005, and 2006, becoming the first player ever to win the award three times at any level of Tennessee high school basketball. [2] Wright led his Brentwood Academy team to four consecutive Tennessee state championships and was a four-time MVP of the Tennessee Division II private school state championship tournament. [1] [2] Wright led Brentwood Academy to four consecutive state titles, a first in Tennessee high school basketball history. [1]

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wright was listed as the No. 1 power forward and the No. 3 player in the nation in 2006. [3]

College career

Wright appeared in thirty-seven games in his lone season at the University of North Carolina, starting all and averaging 14.7 points on 64.6% field goal shooting, 6.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.76 blocks per game. [1] His .646 field goal percentage led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and was the best ever by an ACC freshman. [1] Wright led the North Carolina team in blocks (sixty-five, sixth in the ACC), and finished second on the team in scoring (14.7 ppg, thirteenth in the ACC) and rebounding (6.2 rpg, fourteenth in the ACC). [1] He was also able to score 20-or-more points on eight occasions. [1] Wright was able to score in double digits in his first eighteen games as a Tar Heel, making Rashad McCants and himself the only freshman Tar Heels to accomplish the feat in the last twenty years. [4] Wright was named to the NCAA All-East Regional Team after averaging 12.8 points and 7.0 rebounds in four Tournament contests. [1] Eventually, Wright was named MVP of the ACC Tournament, becoming just the fifth freshman in conference history to win the award. [1] Wright was also named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year (the third straight Tar Heel to earn the honor) and earned All-ACC Second Team honors. [1] [5]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 North Carolina 373727.4.646.000.5676.21.01.01.814.7
Career373727.4.646.000.5676.21.01.01.814.7

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2007–2011)

Wright before a game as a member of the Warriors in 2009 Brandan Wright cropped.jpg
Wright before a game as a member of the Warriors in 2009

Wright became an early candidate for the 2007 NBA draft after his freshman year at the University of North Carolina. [1] In the draft, Wright was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats with the eighth overall pick. [1] Wright was then acquired by the Golden State Warriors in a draft-night trade in exchange for shooting guard Jason Richardson and the draft rights to Jermareo Davidson, whom Golden State chose with the 36th overall pick. [1] Due to an injured hip flexor, Wright was unable to participate in summer league play during his rookie season. [6] Of the thirty-eight games Wright played during his rookie season, he started in six. [1] Wright entered the 2008–09 season with career averages of 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 9.9 minutes over thirty-eight games in his rookie season. [1] In January 2009, Wright partially dislocated his left shoulder late in the first half of a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. [7]

On October 14, 2009, the Warriors extended Wright's contract until the end of the 2010–11 NBA season. [8] Wright damaged his left shoulder capsule during practice on October 2, 2009. [9] He underwent shoulder surgery and missed the 2009–10 season.

New Jersey Nets (2011)

On February 23, 2011, Wright was traded to the New Jersey Nets along with Dan Gadzuric in exchange for Troy Murphy and a second round pick. [10]

Dallas Mavericks (2011–2014)

On December 9, 2011, he signed a deal with the Dallas Mavericks. [11] Wright recorded a career-high seven blocked shots in a win at Houston on March 24, 2012. He became the eighth player in Mavericks history to record seven blocks in a game and the first since Erick Dampier in 2008. Wright matched the block total posted by the entire Rockets' team. [12] Wright averaged 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 16.1 minutes per game in the 2011–12 NBA season. Wright scored in double figures 13 times and shot a team-high 61.8 percent from the field. Wright made his NBA Playoff debut in Game 1 at Oklahoma City on April 28. Wright scored his 1st career playoff point on a free throw attempt in Game 2 against the Thunder.

On July 25, 2013, Wright re-signed with the Mavericks. [13]

Boston Celtics (2014–2015)

On December 18, 2014, Wright was traded, along with Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, a 2015 first-round pick, a 2016 second-round pick and a $12.9 million trade exception, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell. [14]

Phoenix Suns (2015)

On January 9, 2015, Wright was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a protected 2015 first-round pick via the Minnesota Timberwolves. [15] Wright would get 16 points, 8 rebounds, and tied a career-high 7 blocks while starting in a close 74–72 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Memphis Grizzlies (2015–2018)

On July 9, 2015, Wright signed a three-year, $17.1 million contract the Memphis Grizzlies. [16] [17] After injuring his right knee on November 7, 2015, [18] Wright missed the rest of the 2015–16 season bar a five-game stint in February. [19]

Wright returned to the Grizzlies' line-up during the 2016 preseason, but after injuring his left ankle, he was sidelined for the start of the 2016–17 season. On November 16, 2016, he underwent a successful arthroscopic debridement of his left ankle after non-surgical interventions failed to eliminate his posterior tibialis tendinopathy. [20] He was subsequently ruled out for two months. [21] He made his season debut on January 30, 2017, against the Phoenix Suns. [22]

Wright missed the majority of December 2017 with a groin injury. [23] On February 10, 2018, he was waived by the Grizzlies. [24]

Houston Rockets (2018)

On February 12, 2018, Wright signed with the Houston Rockets. [25] On March 23, 2018, he was waived by the Rockets. [26]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 Golden State 3869.9.554.000.6752.6.2.2.64.0
2008–09 Golden State 392317.6.528.000.7414.0.5.6.98.3
2010–11 Golden State 2119.3.603.000.5002.0.2.1.54.0
2010–11 New Jersey 16111.5.407.000.8243.0.4.5.43.6
2011–12 Dallas 49016.1.618.000.6343.6.3.41.36.9
2012–13 Dallas 641618.0.597.000.6154.1.6.41.28.5
2013–14 Dallas 58018.6.677.000.7264.2.5.6.99.1
2014–15 Dallas 27018.7.748.000.7504.1.4.61.68.8
2014–15 Boston 8010.8.571.000.5002.11.0.1.63.3
2014–15 Phoenix 40721.5.580.000.6674.9.6.81.27.0
2015–16 Memphis 12217.7.673.000.5423.6.5.41.36.9
2016–17 Memphis 28516.0.615.000.6572.8.5.4.76.8
2017–18 Memphis 27113.6.576.000.6363.4.5.5.95.0
2017–18 Houston 1015.0.667.000.0002.0.0.01.04.0
Career4286216.2.607.000.6743.6.5.51.07.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012 Dallas 406.8.400.000.5001.3.0.3.31.3
2014 Dallas 6015.0.833.000.5002.01.3.31.05.5
2017 Memphis 206.0.400.000.0001.0.0.01.02.0
Career12010.8.679.000.5001.6.7.3.83.5

Player profile

Wright himself has said that growing up, his favorite player was Kevin Garnett and that he is also a fan of Chris Bosh's game and models some of his playing style from the two. [2] He is considered to be a superior finisher from within twelve feet and especially at the rim. [27] Wright's biggest weakness seemed to be his strength, as well as his sporadic defensive efforts. [27]

Personal life

Wright has two younger brothers, Brian and Trevor. [1] The former played basketball at Lipscomb University in Nashville from 2007 to 2011. [1] [28] Wright has participated in various community outreach projects associated with the Golden State Warriors, including the opening of a new Reading and Learning Center at Megan Furth Academy [29] in San Francisco. [1] Wright has also taken part in the team's Thanksgiving Food Distribution event, made a visit to Children's Hospital in Oakland, and visited sessions of the Warriors Basketball Camp. [1] Wright enjoys bowling, fishing, golfing, and playing video games. [1] Wright's favorite actor is Will Smith and favorite movie Bad Boys II . [1] Wright was a pitcher when he played baseball in his youth. [1] He has said his favorite foods are fried chicken and steak. [1] His favorite teams in other sports are the Atlanta Braves (MLB), Nashville Predators (NHL), and the Tennessee Titans (NFL). [1] He wears a size fourteen shoe. [1]

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